Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 47.01% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 17.42 percentage points from 29.59% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 47.01% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 25.08% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 29.59% | 2013 |
| Highest | 52.46% | 1989 |
| Lowest | 6.05% | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 19.61% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 19.33% | 1974 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 32.71 percentage points on 2022 (from 14.3% to 47.01%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.54 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.66 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 32.71 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 17.84 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Benin had the 1st highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Benin | 47.01% | 2023 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.13% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 45.72% | 2025 |
Closest to Benin in the 2023 ranking
- Senegal — 2nd of 12: 46.16%
- South Sudan — 3rd of 12: 44.93%
- Aruba — 4th of 12: 40.74%
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 47.01 |
| 2022 | 14.3 |
| 2021 | 15.19 |
| 2020 | 13.13 |
| 2019 | 15.8 |
| 2018 | 25.08 |
| 2017 | 12.98 |
| 2016 | 11.65 |
| 2015 | 25.42 |
| 2014 | 15.5 |
| 2013 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.14% (2025)
- Botswana — 60.55% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
- Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
- Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
- Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 55.25% (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Benin
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.18 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.27 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.01 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 1.19 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 8.87% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$14.33 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 8.34 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 47.01% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1974?
- It is up 27.68 percentage points from 19.33% in 1974. The highest value was 52.46% in 1989 and the lowest 6.05% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank?
- 1st highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Benin?
- In 2023, Benin's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 32.71 percentage points on 2022 (from 14.3% to 47.01%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was −0.54 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.66 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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